Translingual

Han character

侃 (radical 9 人+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 人口竹山 (ORHU), four-corner 2621₀, composition ⿰亻⿱口𫶧)

1. upright and strong
2. amiable

References

• KangXi: page 101, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 577
• Dae Jaweon: page 214, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 148, character 3
• Unihan data for U+4F83

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 侃
Bronze inscriptions	Large seal script	Small seal script
Bronze inscriptions b15667 b15668 b15669 b15670 b15671 b15672 b15673 b15674 b15675 b15676 Large seal script L15847 L15848 Small seal script s08420
References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (large seal) and Xu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

Pronunciation

Definitions

侃

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Japanese

Kanji

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

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Readings

• On: かん (kan)
• Kun: つよい (tsuyoi)

Korean

Hanja

侃 • ‎(gan) (hangeul 간, revised gan, McCune-Reischauer kan)

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